Case Name : Kaushal Kishore vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors Case Reference: (2023) 8 SCR 581 : (2023) 4 SCC 1 Neutral Citation: Case Number: WP Crl 113/2016 Court: Supreme Court Bench: 05 Coram: S Abdul Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian (Author), BV Nagarathna (Concurring) Date: 03.01.2023
incomplete Conclusions (Para 155) Horizontal enforcement - fundamental rights Constitutional tort
Minister’s statement cannot be attributed vicariously to the Government
If the consequence of a Minister’s statement is that any officer’s act of omission or commission causes harm or loss to a person or citizen, it may be actionable as a Constitutional Tort
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See also: Torts Article 19(2) Constitution - Article 21
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